Vocabulary

Curriculum details

Strand

Grammar Usage (Strand 3)

Sub-strand

Vocabulary (3.2)

Content standard

3.3.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate the appropriate use of vocabulary in communication. 3.3.2.LO.1 Employ appropriate vocabulary in communication.

Indicator

3.3.2.LI.2 - Interpret and use registers, proverbs, complex phrasal verbs, idioms and idiomatic expressions in more complex contexts to enrich communication.

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 7 (Week 27 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Source document note

The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

• strand name - p.199: this document swaps the names GRAMMAR and GRAMMAR USAGE between the strand and its first sub-strand from page to page - printed p.46 heads "Strand 3. GRAMMAR USAGE / Sub-Strand 1. GRAMMAR", printed p.62 "Strand 3. GRAMMAR / Sub-Strand 2. VOCABULARY", printed p.124 "Strand 3. GRAMMAR / Sub-Strand 1. GRAMMAR USAGE" and printed p.134 "Strand 3.GRAMMAR USAGE" with no space. The scope-and-sequence on printed p.21 calls the strand Grammar and the sub-strand Grammar Usage. Each heading is transcribed as its own page prints it

Curriculum reference

NaCCA curriculum document, p. 199

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Collaborative Learning: Learners in mixed ability groups collaborate and use proverbs, complex phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions and registers to convey specific meaning and add variety, interest and richness to communication.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Sentence/word cards
- Videos with dialogues
- Role-play, audio, TV, films and narratives
- Varieties of narrative texts and Passages
Assessment (3.3.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.